Okami (PS2)

Hey guys its Yuuki here with my review of Okami. Simply put its awesome go rob a bank and buy it. It's also probably the last of Clover's titles making it especially awesome cause they really pulled out all the stops.

Story: You will be taking on the role of the Okami Sun Goddess. Okami means both Wolf and God. So the game begins with you being reincarnated from a statue by a tree sprite who sends you off to save the world. You then gain a little companion who is a little sprite with a big ego. Then your off to maim evil and collect the 13 celestial brush techniques. These are the joy of the game. Based on the 13 zodiac animals (13th being the Cat.) There are a horde of things to do on the side aswell ranging from some well done minigames to hunting down certain demons and offing them. 5/5

Gameplay: Controls are fluid and battles are both challenging and excitinging. You have a your choice of weapon and sub weapon to making a nice amount of options for fighting style. As you go you'll also gain the celestial brush techs for battle which add even more excitment to the fight. You'll also have to use the brush tech outside of battle to complete missions, earn bonus items and find treasure. All these mix together to make for a great experience that makes you wanna play for hours. 5/5

Audio: The game has no voicing just voice-like sounds which isn't bad. It can be a little annoying hearing the mumble-like voices but you end up never even noticing once you start running around to the beautiful musial scores. Each area has some of the most well composed melodies I think I have ever heard. I had no problem just standing still and listening to the music. Battle music is fast paced and wild making you truly feel like the wolf slash and dashing your way through enemies. It only serves to further absorb you into the game. 5/5

Graphic: Okay this can be hit or miss with people the graphics are supposed to be like the art style in Japan around the time that the game is based on and they did a very good job of making it feel that way. It is cell shaded but honestly it only make you fill like you were truly playing a living art book. Since the game is based on the art and folklore of the time I think they did really well. Not to mention the bestiary and art book which are unlocked as you go have actual art from that time period. 5/5

Replay: There is a game plus which has extra content if you've earn enough stuff the first time through. Even with that aside its just a good enough of a game that you would want to play through it again. if for no other reason than to watch cutscenes or earn more bonuses. I'd even play through it again just to run around. 5/5

Overall: As you can tell I love everything about this game and I think you will too this game can easily be played by anyone it isn't overly complicated, though the story at tims can be a little more mature. The game an grace to it and it being Clover's last big production makes all the sweeter because you can tell when playing the game they wanted to go out with a hit. They succeeded in so many ways. This game I feel will go down not only in history ubt in my heart as truly an awesome game. 5/5